Wanted: Clean(ish) Beer Bottles.

[coeceo.livejournal.com]

So I'm looking for empty beer bottles for home brews. I simply dont drink enough to create enough empties. They dont need to be clean, but free of cigarette butts at least.

Need to be domestic and not twist off, so Sam, Harpoon, Redhook, Magic Hat, all the typical offenders and usually most of your smaller breweries too. 12 oz, 22 oz. 24 oz. flip tops, I'll take any sizes.

I'll pick up and pay your bottle deposit.

Comments

[overstim.livejournal.com]

why not hang out at the supermarket and take them from people returning?

[ceo]

You can't have mine, because I'm saving them for my own homebrewing, but I'll note that in my experience, twist-offs work just fine for this.

[ygfperson.livejournal.com]

ditto on twist-offs

[geekpixie.livejournal.com]

I've got several cases (3-4). Feel free to PM me.

[digitalangel-.livejournal.com]

I have quite a few. You can email me on Gmail at web.femme

[davelew.livejournal.com]

Modern Brewer used to sell empties at $8.00 a case, which I always found was less trouble than hitting up strangers.

Also, I never found that the bottles need to be domestic. It's important to make sure they're brown glass (instead of green or clear) and there are a few types, like Bass, that can be tricky with certain cappers, but the vast majority of imports work just fine.

Also, if you feel like removing the labels, I've found that the only way to get Sam Adams labels off easily is to soak them in dilute ammonia or windex. Just make sure to rinse carefully if you use bleach for sanitizing, because bleach+ammonia=chemical weapon used in WWI.

[justjess.livejournal.com]

Aww, I gave all mine to my dad for this same purpose. He's all the way in NH, though, so if I wind up with another huge bag I'll let you know.

[apricot3.livejournal.com]

i'll have to doublecheck the quantity and type, but my roomie has a bunch that he keeps saying he'll take to get the deposit and i'm getting sick of looking at them! i'd guesstimate there's close to two cases if you're still in need...

[copperpoint.livejournal.com]

Homebrew Emporium on Mass Ave in north cambridge will sell them to you.

[coeceo.livejournal.com]

Thanks everybody!

Im picking up a good supply tonight, but thanks to everyone who offered.

Also I find a half scoop of oxiclean in a sink full of bottles will get your labels off in an hour or so.